and started walking home. local surveillance cameras captured him approaching his apartment a few blocks away and then it's as if he simply disappeared. and britney james says there say part of her that doesn't want to know and a part that thooz know. >> i'm scared to get the news or phone call. he was a good person in so many ways. >> lance was a u.s. marine that served two tours of duty in the middle east and family says he came home suffering from symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder. >> even though they are separating she has nothing but nice things to say. >> i know lance and he would give you the last shirt off his back and never even ask for it back. >> local and county rescue teams are scouring every corner of clementon and surrounding

communities. >> our wooded areas and marshy areas and wetlands and clementon amusement park and vacant houses, so far nothing. >> and britney james says that the toughest part is explaining it to their 5-year-old daughter. >> what do you tell a 5-year-old? you know, that you might not get a chance to see your daddy again. it's heard breaking. >> a good fund me page is set up for a reward for information in this case. if you know anything call police. walter pers, channel 6 "action news." >> all right walter thank you. a violent convict already tied to four heinous crimes against women is now facing murder charges. 37-year-old byron allen of philadelphia stand as accused of brutally murdering natasha gibson in yeadon and they called it a random attack and fits

allen's pattern of stalking and attacking women and faces charges in four other slashes and sex assaults in kensington as well. he is also the prime suspect in another murder that happened back in july. the manhunt continues tonight in germ nay for a suspect in this week's deadly attack on a packed christmas market in berlin. photos of 24-year-old anis amri. a poster is plastered across europe. he is a suspect and not necessarily the man behind the wheel at the time of the attack. we have more on the hundreds of tips that police are sorting through coming up at 5:30. nearly five years after their daughter was capture bid the taliban, a pennsylvania family is speaking out now that a new video of her pleading for help is released. >> we waited since 2012 for someone to understand our problem. 31-year-old caitlyn coleman

appeared in the video with her husband josh, and their two sons and who are now toddlers. they were kidnapped during a kidnapping trip and her parents lynn and jim coleman tell abc news they are grateful to know their daughter is still alive and have faith that people in washington may be close to gaining their daughter's freedom. >> i believe that either the president will get her home before he leaves or will set in motion a process that the next president can do it. >> u.s. officials say that caitlyn is being held somewhere in pakistan by the same group that captured bowe bergdahl and released him. it's new legislation for lgbt individuals could be repealed by the end of the day. a special session is underway to

throw the bill out. here are the details of this story today. >> reporter: that is right. the same governor that signed the controversial bill into law is now changing his tune. saying that he has always supported a repeal and now all eyes are on north carolina waiting for that vote. /. >> a special session in north carolina state house. packed with supporters and ap n opponents of the so-called bathroom bill. >> we don't have a discrimination problem in this stays. >> people just want to use the bathroom they are comfortable with. house bill 2 was signed into law stopping people from using the restroom that they identify with. supporters of the law maintains it's all about safety. >> he want protection of our women and children from sexual predators walking in. it's a law that cost the state

some big businesses, paypal pulled hundreds of jobs outs of charlotte and the nba and musicians followed suit canceling major event. and this week after charlotte lifted a local anti-discrimination law that led to the state legislation, the north carolina called for this special session asking lawmakers to consider repealing it's state law. >> this is tarnishing our reputation as a state. >> we are discriminating against a body of people. >> to be quite honest, i think some of you now don't particularly like the bill for political reasons. >> well, lawmakers in north carolina have been debating for hours now and the governor wants the law thrown out completely but at this hour, whether or not there is enough support to make that happen remains to be seen. reporting live in new york, channel 6 "action news."

>> thank you. lets go live now to thomas paine plaza on jfk boulevard in center city philadelphia. people are gathering to remember the homeless that lost their lives this year, part of homeless memorial day a call to action on the first day of winter to end homelessness across the country. well, christmas just four days away and that means it's u.s. postal service is in the middle of their holiday rush and the action cam was inside of the process plant in newcastle this afternoon and they say it's the biggest delivery day for cards and letters, if you have not mailed your cards and packages it's not too late you can use the priority mail service through friday. and while some are rushing to send their presents, others are still checking things off their list, "action news" reporter gray hall was live in downtown haddonfield tonight when he spoke to shoppers on a mission. >> gray -- >> reporter: that is right rick, that mission is to find the perfect gift and many tell me

they will avoid the overcrowded malls and head to places like downtown haddonfield for downtown shopping. the christmas countdown is on and that means shopping is in full swing, four days left until december 25th and a mad dash to find the perfect gift. >> i find shopping local, they are not as crazy as the mall. >> and people eagerly flock to destinations like downtown haddonfield and tis the season for cheer but chaos at local stores. >> the traffic is really awful. but i definitely took off today. >> gary coleman owner of english gardner gift shop says it's the most wonderful time of the year and the busiest. >> friday nights we have candle light shopping every friday night between thanksgiving and christmas, that is always busy and it's stores are open until 9:00 and we have lines out the

door. and we are days away from christmas and every year he gets an influx of the last minute shoppers, they are traditionally the guys that wait until christmas eve, we close at 3:00 this christmas eve and they will be here from 2:45 scrambling for presents. >> and buying gifts come with the holiday season and they say it's not about the gift and the spirit of the season. >> it's very special. for me it's about family and spending time with them. >> and my friends, and you know just taking time to do that, some down time. >> and back out live, there is a little add the bonus as you head to downtown haddonfield, carriage rides and carollers and hot chocolate and more. gray hall, channel 6 "action news." >> all right gray. someplace to go shopping, rick is looking for a place to go

that is open until midnight. time now for the "action news" traffic report. >> matt pellman is in the traffic center. i bet the malls have busy traffic. >> that is for sure, not finding great deals, that is for sure. 95 southbound say slow pace from the betsy ross bridge, to this point at penn's landing and this point at columbus boulevard it's crash is gone but the water main break at columbus boulevard itself. they are blocking off the south ramp because columbus boulevard southbound is closed like yesterday afternoon. and on the roosevelt boulevard a crash in the outer drive north of broad street, still have the overturned vehicle crash at route 1 baltimore pike and unusual slow-downs on the new jersey turnpike southbound this afternoon because the walt whitman service area is closed because of a water main break, no fuel or fas it'ses to use there this afternoon.

and the norristown high speed line suspected in radnor because of the vehicle fire at the hughs park station. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> more ahead at 5:00, a delta airline passenger says he was thrown off the flight for speaking arabic on board but his past could point to a different explanation. see the video for yourself coming up. we'll explain the science behind holiday heart syndrome and protect your diet from it. >> and days stuck in the 30s, our high was 43 degrees 2 degrees above normal. we'll let you know if that continues into the holiday weekend.

hundreds of rebel fighters and civilians are safe and sound after they were evacuated from the besieged city in aleppo, syria, it was set in motion last week after opposition forces agreed to pull out of the city. at least 25,000 since then have been bused to safety. unattended bags caused trouble at los angeles airport today. one of the busiest days of the

year. police shut down three terminals to check the bags and nothing suspicious was found inside but many flights were delayed and the airport is running behind. many people travel through lax through the holidays. a youtube star started a social media firestorm saying he was thrown off a delta airlines flight for speaking arabic. >> this is 2016. look delta airlines are kicking us out because we spoke a different language. he posted this on his twitter page saying that people on the plane complained because they were speaking arabic. they are pointing out that he is a known prankster. adam and his friend were released in london and booked on another airline home. >> delta says they are

investigating, and the airline said in a statement we take all allegations seriously and gathering all the facts before jumping to any conclusion. our culture requires treating everyone with respect. health check tonight. tasty temptations are everywhere during the holiday season but too much food, sweets and alcohol can do more than just wreck your diet and lead to holiday heart syndrome. family genetics handed dan orr heart disease. he needed multiple stents for blockages and last year before thanksgiving had a heart attack and because of that he is diligent with medication and a healthy lifestyle. >> i work out five days a week and watch my diet. >> with all the homemade cookies and cakes and the alcohol and effect else, it's you know, it's a challenge. >> dr. brent victor of

philadelphia says too much overindulgence can lead to a syndrome called holiday heart. >> after the holidays more parents would end up in the er. alcohol in big amounts if they don't usually drink. >> if they drink there is more likely occurrence of a heart rhythm problem. >> and days of rich foods can contribute. dan does not pass up every treat but is selective and safe savors the special moments. >> keep moving whether it's home or away. don't completely abandon your exercise and medication reg thes. >> don't get derailed. >> dr. victor reminds patients traveling to make sure they take enough medication with them as well. and stick to the schedule and

again workout and exercise into the day. >> there are less than two weeks to the new year, robin traveled across the country to speak with those that made their mark this year including olympic swimmer, michael phelp and hamilton creator and super model ashley graham. >> for years i cut all the sizes out of my pants. >> because i was like a 16-18 and it hurt my feelings to look at it, and looking back i was like why was i caught up on a number i was looking good. >> game changers with robin roberts is an abc news special and airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. on 6 abc. "action news" follows that tonight.

the dow jones failed to break the elousive 20,000 mark today. the dow closed down 32 points and the nasdaq dropping 23.5. and disney is teaming up

with snap chat for the original programming lineup. they ran out shows on snap chat in the coming months first up the bachelor and watch party. they are availableable the morning after each episode of the bachelor and features famous bachelor super fans and past contestants, disney is it's parent company of 6 abc. a local auto dealer is helping those in need in holiday season. the folks at matt plat roll out -- they also gave $10,500 to the food bank. and the man known as scuba santa at the aquarium got the chance to meet brave children, he came bearing gifts for patients at the paid at rick units. some won't make it home for

christmas and santa brought christmas early for them. >> still to come on "action news" at 5:00 another check of the forecast for you. >> looking live through sky 6 giving us the view of bring mountain, cecily tynan is coming up with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. when "action news" comes right back.

cecily tynan has a check of the accuweather forecast for the first day of winter. not necessarily feeling like this. >> it made to a high of 45 degrees, despite all the cloud cover live on sky 6 hd looking at our temple university camera toward city hall and lots of clouds upstairs with the cloud cover overnight temperatures will not be that cold. they are like an atmospheric blanket. wilmington and trend 40 and atlantic city airport 37 and beach haven 39. satellite 6 along with action radar showing if you got up early you saw sunshine and the clouds are rolling in through the course of the day. and it's clouds will be hanging tough overnight and if you look here you can see a few flurries beginning to move toward the northern lehigh valley and the poconos. ahead of a cold front it should come up dry. lots of clouds and not that cold for late december standards. 30 in philadelphia and allentown

26 and reading 27 and wilmington 29 and atlantic city down to 33 degrees, the day planner showing the opposite of today and then the clouds rolled in and tomorrow we start the day with clouds at 7:00 and 35 degrees, then the front sweeps through, we'll see the return of some sunshine by the afternoon and temperatures should be up around 50 degrees tomorrow but it's not going to feel that way. thanks to the wind gusts, future tracker 6 showing tomorrow morning at 7:00 could have a few snow showers in the poconos and maybe an is lated sprinkle and otherwise clouds by the afternoon and sunshine is back by 2:00. a snow shower up across the poconos, and then the winds of change, future tracker 6 showing 5:00 tomorrow evening, we are looking at wind gusts out of the northwest up to close to 30 miles per hour especially closer along the coast, if are you headed to the linc as the eagles take on the giants you'll want to bundle up and kickoff this 38

and you factor in the winds northwest 10 to 16 miles per hour and windchills are in the 20s, tomorrow night it's going to feel like winter. the breezes pick up in the afternoon. a high of 50 on friday and high pressure moves over us, mostly sunny skies, temperatures drop to 46 degrees and mild for december standards, saturday christmas eve the beginning of hanukkah by sun down it's dry but we have a possibility of rain in the morning could be freezing rain in the poconos. christmas day 48 and sunshine and monday for kwanzaa mostly cloudy and 49 and i track warmer air next week along way chance of rain i'll talk about that in the accuweather forecast. >> a lot of holidays over the next five days. >> cecily thanks.

"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. hello again here is what is happening on "action news" wednesday night. german officials identify a suspect in the berlin market

attack as the city begins the difficult process of healing from the tragedy. and a thief makes a startling announcements when he walked into a local at&t store and now police need your help catching him and investigating in the future education children and families living in a west philadelphia neighborhood. and now the details, we are learning more about the suspect in a deadly attack in berlin. his name is anis emre. and abc's marcy gonzales is following the developments from new york city. >> reporter: sharrie even before the attack that suspect was already considered a threat by several security agencies and tonight he is on the run considered armed and dangerous. german police desperately

searching for this man wanted in connection to monday's deadly attack at a berlin christmas parquet. this photo shared across europe. calli calling amri a terrorist. he goes by multiple aliases, saying this is a suspect but not necessarily the perpetrator. they are following up on tips searching homes trying to fine the man that hijacked the semi and fatally shot its driver and plowed through the holiday market killing 12 and injuring dozens of others. >> this place was not protected enough. >> isis claiming responsibility for the massacre carried out after a recent message from the terror group encouraging members to use trucks to drive through gathering. some of the remnants are being

cleared as some markets are opening for the first time after the attack under heavy security. >> why should we stay away. they are winning. >> and in berlin as many as 12 victims are still hospitalized listed if serious condition and now a reward worth about $100,000 for information leading to an arrest. live in new york marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. and france has increased security in markets across its country in the wake of the berlin attack and others are taking steps and france has reenforced control with its border with germany. president-elect donald trump is calling the attack an attack on humanity that says it must be stopped. he spoke with reporters ahead of his meeting with retired general, michael flynn, the two are expected to talk about events around the world and

administrative staffing and asked about his campaign call to temporarily ban muslim immigrants from the united states and said quote, i have proven to be right. and a 10-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl are among those killed after a powerful explosion ripped through a fireworks market in mexico city. a woman said she was in a group of stalls when everything started to catch fire and exploding. when the fire was put out the open air bazaar was destroyed. people are still in the hospital including 10 children and the death toll is expected to climb. the cause of explosion is still under investigation. firefighters are columbus ohio are battling a massive fire because of a gag leak in a strip mall that housed businesses and a primary care hospital. we are told that a construction

crew was doing underground work when they hit a gas line. the resulting explosion sent debr debris flying. one person has been hurt so far. in north jersey this fire sent smoke billowing in the sky. the flames overtook a furniture store in north bergen and quickly spread and smoke could be seen from manhattan. no word on how it all started. world news tonight with david muir will have much more on the top stories of the day, watch that following "action news" at 6:00. back here at home a 49-year-old man was shot to death in the middle of a southwest philadelphia street. detectives are trying to figure out why. the victim whose name is not released was found lying in the middle of the 60 block of almond street at 1:00 a.m.